MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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